Cagliari vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-08 14:00.
[p]Cagliari’s first away league victory since February 2022 saw the Serie A strugglers leapfrog Sassuolo at the weekend thanks to their 1-0 win against Empoli, though they still begin this round in the relegation zone by virtue of goal difference. Despite that, Claudio Ranieri’s side can now see potential safety within their sights after putting together their first three-game unbeaten run in the league since early November (W1, D2), with the prior streak coincidentally starting with a 2-2 draw in their reverse H2H against Salernitana.[/p]
[p]Here, Cagliari will be eager to go one better as they’ve lost just twice across their last nine home league matches (W4, D3), a run which has seen them fail to score on just one occasion in the process. That run also saw the hosts steal a point away from defending champions Napoli in their last outing here (D 1-1), a performance which highlighted their growing confidence of late. [/p]
[p]Rock-bottom Salernitana, who trail their hosts by nine points ahead of this matchday, refused to fold themselves last time out as they returned home with a point from their outing against Udinese (1-1) – a result which ended their three-game losing streak. However, that game also saw last season’s club top-scorer Boulaye Dia refuse to come on during the closing stages, which led coach Fabio Liverani to declare that he can “no longer count on him”.[/p]
[p]Writing-off Salernitana too early could be a mistake here despite that, as the visitors are surprisingly unbeaten across each of their last four away league matches against sides starting this round tenth or lower (W1, D3). They’ve additionally avoided defeat in all three H2Hs since their return to Italy’s top division (D3) which could provide a much-needed morale boost.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Cagliari midfielder Jakub Jankto scored his first Serie A goal since 2021 at the weekend, meaning that three of his last four competitive strikes have arrived after the break. Loum Tchaouna opened the scoring for Salernitana last time out, but three of his four goals this term have arrived no earlier than in the 45th minute.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Cagliari and Salernitana have both failed to score before the break in five of their last six matches.[/p]